ArchieNov Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 5 hours ago, Convectuoso said: Has anyone had problems with hlj orders? I bought a set of Act 5 stands 3 months ago, and still no news of it. I also have an HLJ order that was shipped out by unregistered SAL last 12/21, and I haven't received it yet. For comparison, I had another HLJ order that used registered SAL that was shipped 12/19 and I got that before the New Year. Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave IV Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Is not getting what you ordered a typical thing? Just wondering why all the concern. I order stuff, it comes when it comes. No worries. Last shipment I got from NY, I used the actual ship shipping method and it arrived maybe a couple days later than a typical SAL...awesome for saving more money and still getting the toys I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 10 hours ago, spanner said: well don't I feel like a jack ass.. I cancelled my HLJ order and went with NY only for them to be taking their time processing it.. why would they be sitting on it for so long? I emailed them but in typical NY fashion, no reply yet. Hopefully you have yours in soon. When it comes to really good comm I always use HLJ and recently Mandarake, those guys usually respond under 24hrs and love to use bubble wrap. By the way, congrats on 4.... FOUR VF-31's. Just remember, you still have at least five more DX 31's to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZorClone Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Ugghhh... just got my Figma Hulk replacement in the mail from HLJ and the damn thing is snapped at the neck just like the original! They even packed it such that the box inside the box wouldn't budge an inch. I can only guess it came that way from the factory. Now I get to hope they don't think I'm screwing around with them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Ohhhh SNAP! Just came home to this!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamutzyro Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 How come your voltron box is in English, mine says go lion in Japanese. Where did u order from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamutzyro Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 This is my box... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy17 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 (edited) I think if you order from someone who received the product through bluefin USA channels, the box is going to be Voltron. Bandai did two boxes-GoLion for asia, Voltron for the West. Edit: looks like the VOLTRON box art is a sleeve, and under that is the GoLion box. Edited February 1, 2017 by Cowboy17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tking22 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 28 minutes ago, Bahamutzyro said: How come your voltron box is in English, mine says go lion in Japanese. Where did u order from? Exactly what Cowboy17 said. The US release Bluefin versions come with an extra sleeve that says Voltron over the original Golion box. The box underneath is the same as the Japanese release, it's literally just a nice sleeve that says Voltron on the front and has the back info in english. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Wouldn't be funny if HG started using this tactics to sell Bandai/Arcadia products down the line. One day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 (edited) 10 minutes ago, no3Ljm said: Wouldn't be funny if HG started using this tactics to sell Bandai/Arcadia products down the line. One day... Yeah, that makes sense. Why wouldnt Arcadia sell to HG to cater the US market & to increase their production run ... or HG buys from Arcadia & sells in the US market for profit? EDITED : I mean, legal issues aside, isnt it easy money if they can find some kind of compromise? (*beats dead horse*) Edited February 2, 2017 by aaajin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 The HMR collection continues to grow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave IV Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 9 minutes ago, sh9000 said: The HMR collection continues to grow. Another one?! Sweet! You are inspiring me to maybe customize some of my extras. Would be nice and pretty easy to take a Hikaru 1J and CF 1A and turn them into a CF 1J and Max 1A...Hmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 21 minutes ago, Slave IV said: Another one?! Sweet! You are inspiring me to maybe customize some of my extras. Would be nice and pretty easy to take a Hikaru 1J and CF 1A and turn them into a CF 1J and Max 1A...Hmmm Thanks. There's still more coming in. Yeah the CF VF-1J is pretty easy to make and the end result will look cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 20 hours ago, no3Ljm said: Got these from HLJ last week. Nintendo Classic Mini Family Computer from AmiAmi. One for me, one for my Dad. Already asked a friend to add more games into it. And this week I got this from GundamModelCenter. The other should've been Metal Club 00Raiser but they accidentally sent me a Dragon Momoko 1/100 Strike Freedom kit along with the Wing Conversion Effect Part set. I'm just waiting for their reply since it's holiday in China right now. And today, finally this one arrived too from eBay courtesy of MaximaBuy. Minty-minty. And of course for my 7 yr old son. It's not an AutoArt display piece but he loves it. very nice! My son also has one of those Ford GT's! Congrats on the VF-19P! so what do you think of it? 19 hours ago, Lolicon said: Because NY sucks. Maybe they're calculating how much extra the shipping is going to be before sending another invoice. I got an email reply from them today apologizing for the delay and that it will be posted out as soon as possible. No actual reason for the delay was given so god only knows what the problem may be.. yes they do kinda suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eXis10z Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Some loots from my Japan trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridgebacks Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Someone suggested the Ozma's pack would looks ok with the 29B. So I brought one. It really does look great. Except the SMS logo thou. Anyone knows where can I get some NUN spacy logo stickers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti88 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Ooo thats nice! Makes me wanna pick em up too... Black and Blue certainly is a combination, just like hayate's supers on messers F... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 10 hours ago, spanner said: very nice! My son also has one of those Ford GT's! Congrats on the VF-19P! so what do you think of it? Hey Spanner. Sad to say that I'm not a big fan of Basara... BUT I'M LIKING IT! Not sure if I need to get another one for the price it's going for. Hehehe. Though the loose hip joints needs fixing which I already did last night. That's why I posted on the VF-19 thread and found MJ's old post pertaining to broken hip joint on his 19S. And also I need to find new pilot figure for it. Now time to make some red color studies on Photoshop. I'll PM you soon. 3 hours ago, ridgebacks said: Someone suggested the Ozma's pack would looks ok with the 29B. So I brought one. It really does look great. Except the SMS logo thou. Love to see it in the other forms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave IV Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, eXis10z said: Some loots from my Japan trip. WOW! Bandai is making 1/6 Star Wars kits now?! If they are as good as the 1/12 kits, BYE-BYE Hot Toys! Please let me know how that turns out how they compare to the 1/12 kits. Thanks for posting! Edited February 2, 2017 by Slave IV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZorClone Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 2 hours ago, Slave IV said: WOW! Bandai is making 1/6 Star Wars kits now?! If they are as good as the 1/12 kits, BYE-BYE Hot Toys! Please let me know how that turns out how they compare to the 1/12 kits. Thanks for posting! http://thefwoosh.com/2017/01/bandai-16-scale-star-wars-stormtrooper-model-kit-video-and-quick-pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave IV Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 15 minutes ago, ZorClone said: http://thefwoosh.com/2017/01/bandai-16-scale-star-wars-stormtrooper-model-kit-video-and-quick-pics Thanks! So, there are some complaints and gripes but overall, it looks pretty good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZorClone Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 It certainly is well priced compared to a Hot Toys, that's for sure. Question is how far can/will they go with these? An armored figure is one thing but cloth-wearing characters with hair and such... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 7 minutes ago, Slave IV said: Thanks! So, there are some complaints and gripes but overall, it looks pretty good to me. Think of this way: 1/6 Hot Toys = Arcadia 1/6 Bandai Kits = Bandai DX For me, Arcadia will always have collectible shelf presence than Bandai DX's toy looking shelf presence. So if you want something to play with buy Bandai's Stormtooper kit. But if you want to display something that will make you or your friends to stare into something with awe then get the Hot Toys Stormtrooper. Here's an idea. Why not get a couple of Hot Toys one and display it in front of a battalion of Bandai's kit. Nice huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I want two of those Storm Troopers to go alongside my 1/6 Hot Toys Vader! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave IV Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 56 minutes ago, ZorClone said: It certainly is well priced compared to a Hot Toys, that's for sure. Question is how far can/will they go with these? An armored figure is one thing but cloth-wearing characters with hair and such... Good thing for me is I don't care to collect basic cloth wearing, normal human type looking characters. I always thought it was kind of silly to buy action figures of basically just some guy in a shirt/jacket/robe. That being said, I've broken my habits by buying a bunch of jedi and female action figures lately but they are definitely not my priority or focus. 49 minutes ago, no3Ljm said: Think of this way: 1/6 Hot Toys = Arcadia 1/6 Bandai Kits = Bandai DX For me, Arcadia will always have collectible shelf presence than Bandai DX's toy looking shelf presence. So if you want something to play with buy Bandai's Stormtooper kit. But if you want to display something that will make you or your friends to stare into something with awe then get the Hot Toys Stormtrooper. Here's an idea. Why not get a couple of Hot Toys one and display it in front of a battalion of Bandai's kit. Nice huh? This is what I usually do! Not in the 1/6 scale but for 1/12, I have Black Series, Elite, SHF, Bandai Kits, Mafex, Revo, whatever. They look great together. Actually, now that I think about it, I have 1/6 Hot Toys, Medicom, Hasbro/Kenner, Marmit, etc...figures in my collection now. Just don't really focus on 1/6. 29 minutes ago, derex3592 said: I want two of those Storm Troopers to go alongside my 1/6 Hot Toys Vader! That would be nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 14 minutes ago, Slave IV said: This is what I usually do! Not in the 1/6 scale but for 1/12, I have Black Series, Elite, SHF, Bandai Kits, Mafex, Revo, whatever. They look great together. Actually, now that I think about it, I have 1/6 Hot Toys, Medicom, Hasbro/Kenner, Marmit, etc...figures in my collection now. Just don't really focus on 1/6. My point is that you can create a Stormtrooper bataliion without spending too much on Hot Toys. So if you have a Hot Toys Stormtrooper make them stand in front for a good illusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave IV Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 27 minutes ago, no3Ljm said: My point is that you can create a Stormtrooper bataliion without spending too much on Hot Toys. So if you have a Hot Toys Stormtrooper make them stand in front for a good illusion. Yeah, I get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tking22 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Man, those 1/6 kit troopers look like anorexic bobble heads, no offense to those into them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eXis10z Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 For its price it's certainly good for troops building. I like stormtroopers but not enough to pay what Hot Toys asks for. Hope there's a 1/6 deathtrooper release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neko878 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Finally got this in the other day. Got around to unpacking it and snapped a quick pic. This figure is super high quality. Would be nice if all figures came like this. "Behold...Galvatron!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bomber Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 My VF-31J finally arrived. Loved the new packaging, it now feels like a true premiun toy. For the valk, it feels really tight on fighter and heftier than older valks. Im pretty pleased! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convectuoso Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 3 hours ago, neko878 said: Finally got this in the other day. Got around to unpacking it and snapped a quick pic. This figure is super high quality. Would be nice if all figures came like this. "Behold...Galvatron!" Wow! Love that Galvatron. Now you need a Masterpiece Starscream to recreate the Coronation scene from the movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convectuoso Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 On 1/2/2017 at 0:45 PM, ZorClone said: What does the status say under the open orders of your account? Did you get any request for payment emails? Was it a preorder? It doesn't show under Open Orders. I found it under Orders History or something like that. I sent them an email, hoping that they'll reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 5 hours ago, Convectuoso said: Wow! Love that Galvatron. Now you need a Masterpiece Starscream to recreate the Coronation scene from the movie "Coronation Starscream???...this is bad comedy..." BOOOOM! hahaha LOVE that Galvatron fig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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